News archive of December 2023

2024 must become the year that the government, the state and society finally start dealing seriously with violence in all its manifestations. We have seen what fan violence leads to, while organized crime is also running rampant, with assassinations and bombings becoming almost routine and being brushed off as symptoms of turf wars.

There was no need for Wolfgang Schaeuble to depart this futile world for us to grasp that he was despised by a section of the Greek population. Germany's former finance minister was held accountable for what we endured during the bailout period.

An adult female bear was freed from an illegal trap thanks to the joint efforts of Greek and Albanian authorities and wildlife organizations.

Weighing approximately 90 kilograms, the five year old bear managed to survive deep in the woods for an entire week, caught in the grips of a steel wire noose, an illegal trap often used by poachers. 

Citizens of European Union members Romania and Bulgaria will no longer need a passport from March 31, 2024 to travel by air or sea to most other EU countries as well as Norway and Switzerland, the council of EU governments said on Saturday.

A place steeped in fascinating history and beauty, that has remained largely unknown to locals and travellers alike

Leftist opposition SYRIZA leader Stefanos Kasselakis put the diaspora at the center of his new year's message on Sunday, while on a holiday visit to the United States.

The number of principals at Greek schools is nosediving as many such staff have stepped down already this year alone due to the heavy workload.

Scuffles broke out between mourners and Albanian police at the funeral of the grandmother of Fredi Beleri on Sunday, after the mayor-elect of the ethnic-Greek city of Himare was kept in handcuffs and given just a few minutes to pay his respects.

One 2012 certificate given to a Triples mechanic referred to him as a “valuable, reliable and hardworking employee of the British and Afghan forces”…

The coming year is one of critically important elections. Those for the presidency of the United States, the Senate, the House of Representatives and state governorships (all on November 5) will determine the future of America and of the rest of the world.